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e year.
HavingatlengthgonethroughtheschoolatTauntonIwasthencere-
movedtoExeterCollegeinOxfordwhereIr [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][link widoczny dla zalogowanych]inedfouryears;atthe
endofwhichanaccidenttookmeoffentirelyfrommystudies;and
henceImaytrulydatetheriseofallwhichhappenedtomeafterwards
in life.
TherewasatthesamecollegewithmyselfoneSirGeorgeGreshama
youngfellowwhowasintitledtoaveryconsiderablefortunewhichhe
wasnotbythewillofhisfathertocomeintofullpossessionoftillhear-
rivedattheageoftwenty-five.Howevertheliberalityofhisguardians
gavehimlittlecausetoregrettheabundantcautionofhisfather;forthey
allowedhimfivehundredpoundsayearwhileher[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]inedattheuni-
versitywherehekepthishorsesandhiswhoreandlivedaswickedand
asprofligatealifeashecouldhavedonehadhebeenneversoentirely
masterofhisfortune;forbesidesthefivehundredayearwhichhere-
ceivedfromhisguardianshefoundmeanstospendathousandmore.
Hewasabovetheageoftwenty-oneandhadnodifficultyingaining
what credit he pleased.
Thisyoungfellowamongmanyothertolerablebadqualitieshad
oneverydiabolical.Hehadagreatdelightindestroyingandruiningthe
youthofinferiorfortunebydrawingthemintoexpenseswhichthey
couldnotaffordsowellashimself;andthebetterandworthierand
sobereranyyoungmanwasthegreateryilai:
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